Two Postdoc Positions at JPL

[Handwerger, Alexander L (US 334H)]

Dear Colleagues,

The JPL-led Observational Product for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project is looking for two postdocs to perform research in areas of volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, or earth surface processes (fluvial and/or hillslope) using radar and optical-based remote sensing data. The selected candidates will conduct original research in one of these earth science fields.

The selected candidates are required to lead research tasks, perform analysis, document all codes developed for data processing, science, and attend conferences and lead peer-reviewed publications. In addition, they will interact with OPERA stakeholders through the OPERA stakeholder engagement program.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Earth Science, Geological Sciences, Geophysics, Remote Sensing, or a related field.
• Experience with InSAR processing using open-source software (e.g., ISCE2 and MintPy),
• Demonstrated competence in python and GIS application development (ArcGIS, QGIS, GDAL, GitHub),
• Ability to modify existing InSAR workflows and integration of optical data processing is considered an advantage, as is jupyter, cuda, and cloud based processing experience,
• Detail-oriented, be able to work both independently and in close collaboration with others,
• Strong research and publication record, Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in disaster response and generating disaster response products is preferred.

The appointee will carry out research in collaboration with the JPL advisor, resulting in publications in the open literature. 

For more information and to apply, please visit the official job posting here.

Could you please forward this email to those who may be interested in applying.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Grace Bato (ba...@jpl.nasa.gov), Al Handwerger (alexander....@jpl.nasa.gov), and Steven Chan (stevents...@jpl.nasa.gov)

 

 

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Alexander L. Handwerger, PhD

OPERA Deputy Project Scientist,

Research Scientist,

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

 

Assistant Researcher,

Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles